Atish Chand wrote: > > John K. Taber wrote: > > > > I have a brass statue of Ganeesh with parasol and begging bowl > > (which looks like a teapot). The guy who sold it to me tells me > > that it represents Ganeesh on his pilgrimage to the Ganges. > > > > Can somebody tell me a lot more details about this image of Ganeesh? > > -- > > >From the above description, it sounds more like the incarnation of Lord > Vamanadeva, then Ganesh. Does the image have an elephant like face? If > not than most probably it is not Ganesh but Vamanadeva.
The face is unmistakably elephant. It also has the pot belly and fat
legs of Ganeesh.